Backstreet Boys (Album)

chronology
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys studio album
Publication ; (s)	May 6, 1996
Label (s)	Jive Records
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	13
running time	54:28 min.
production	Denniz PoP; Max Martin; Kristian Lundin; Veit Renn; Timmy Allen; Thomas Moore;
5th September 1995	We've Got It Goin 'On
February 12, 1996	I'll never break your heart
April 30, 1996	Get Down (You're The One For Me)
October 14, 1996	Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
February 24, 1997	Anywhere For You

Backstreet Boys is the debut album by the US boy group of the same name . It was released on May 6, 1996 on the Jive label . The album has been sold around 4.65 million times worldwide to date.

Track list

We've Got It Goin 'On (Denniz PoP, Max Martin, Herbie Crichlow) - 3:41
Anywhere For You (Gary Baker, Wayne Perry) - 4:42
Get Down (You're The One For Me) (Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura) - 3:52
I'll Never Break Your Heart (Albert Manno, Eugene Wilde) - 4:48
Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) (Max Martin, Herbie Crichlow) - 3:53
Boys Will Be Boys (Jolyon Skinner, Veit Renn) - 4:05
Just To Be Close To You (Tim Grant, Michael Gray) - 4:49
I Wanna Be With You (Denniz PoP, Max Martin) - 4:05
Everytime I Close My Eyes (Eric Foster White) - 3:55
Darlin ' (Timmy Allen, Nneka Morton) - 5:32
Let's Have A Party (Mookie, Dave McPherson, Jeff Sledge, Kenyatta Galbreth, CJ Trevett, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) - 3:49
Roll With It (Jolyon Skinner, Veit Renn) - 4:41
Nobody But You (Denniz PoP, Max Martin, Herbie Crichlow) - 3:03

The title list concerns the German edition. Several different versions have appeared internationally.

Chart placements

album

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1996	Backstreet Boys	DE1 (70 weeks) DE	AT1 (71 weeks) AT	CH1 (59 weeks) CH	UK12 (28 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 6, 1996 Sales: + 4,650,000

Singles

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1995	We've Got It Goin 'On	DE4 (29 weeks) DE	AT3 (16 weeks) AT	CH3 (26 weeks) CH	UK3 (10 weeks) UK	US69 (20 weeks) US	First published: September 5, 1995 Sales: + 265,000
1996	I'll never break your heart	DE5 (23 weeks) DE	AT5 (13 weeks) AT	CH2 (23 weeks) CH	UK8 (12 weeks) UK	US35 (21 weeks) US	First published: February 12, 1996 Sales: + 250,000
	Get Down (You're the One for Me)	DE5 (25 weeks) DE	AT4 (14 weeks) AT	CH7 (20 weeks) CH	UK14 (12 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 30, 1996 Sales: + 250,000
	Quit Playin 'Games (With My Heart)	DE1 (21 weeks) DE	AT1 (16 weeks) AT	CH1 (27 weeks) CH	UK2 (10 weeks) UK	US2 (43 weeks) US	First published: October 14, 1996 Sales: + 1,990,000
1997	Anywhere for you	DE3 (14 weeks) DE	AT7 (12 weeks) AT	CH3 (14 weeks) CH	UK4 (10 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 24, 1997 Sales: + 250,000

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	3 × platinum	120,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	(1,000,000)
Europe (IFPI)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(21,930)
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	75,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	2 × platinum	(200,000)
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Austria (IFPI)	3 × platinum	(150,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	(100,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	(100,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	3 × platinum	(150,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	4 × platinum	(400,000)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	(100,000)
All in all	5 × gold 28 × platinum 1 × diamond	4,650,000